Hunter Destroyer off Spain Battles Mine or Torpedo
Off Valencia Spain May 13 a British destroyer Hunter suffered casualties after an explosion off Almeria. At least three dead four missing and many injured as officials cite a mine or torpedo likely from a German submarine. Spanish sources report conflicting accounts with London noting a mine under inquiry and blame on a potential German action.
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Spain
Hunter
Medierranean
Almeria
Felmus
London
Fisherman Catches Largest Tarpon as Roosevelt Joins Voyage
A vacation tale ends in high spirits as a party aboard a Texas fishing launch reels in a 7 pound tarpon, the largest caught by the group. President Roosevelt is pictured aboard the launch looking well and in good humor, adding noted charm to the outing.
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Roosevelt
Namor
Texas
Montana highway board to award 12 contracts
The Montana highway board will award 12 road project contracts totaling about 762000 at a May 28 meeting in Helena. The Electric Highway segment includes seven counties and a 114400 project near White Sulphur Springs. A Lewis and Clark county 11 mile Nagera pasa road project faces lawsuit with a May 17 hearing.
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State Highway Commission
Helen
St Wif Fy
Montana
Nagera Pasa
Lewis and Clark Ennaty
Ai Preme
White Sulphur Springs
On the Record Sy Dukvui by the Grouse on the English
The Grouse discusses English identity amid coronation pageantry and a democratic state. It contrasts shopkeeping pride with imperial history and questions what it means to be an Englishman. The piece notes Britain’s empire, shifting governance, and a public debate on monarchy versus modern democracy.
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Tom
Britain
Drought hit Garfield County described in mail report
Washington on May 12 Senator Burton Wheeler Montana said the Spokane regional emergency crop and feed loan office reports Garfield County Montana suffers renewed drought with no prospects for repayment. Borrowers have been returning loan checks due to the drought.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Spokang
Garfield County
Senator Wheeler
J. J. Thayor
Spokane
World News Briefs From Valencia and London
A Valencia torpedo hits a British destroyer off Spaslah coast with several killed and many injured. London debates Windbald’s demand to call the bride Her Royal Highness after a royal wedding. Pittsburgh faces a steel strike as leaders and executives seek action. Roosevelt’s special train treatment plans to press for vetoed measures from his first term. Washington approves a president’s 1.8 billion relief plan after subcommittee cuts.
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Spain
Spaslah
London
Windasar
Wally
Southport
England
Dick Merrill
New York
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Washington
Howne
Hamilton declares party core of anti administration force
St Louis May 1 AP dawn D M Wanilion chairman of the Republican National committee urged that party unity remain the nucleus of any anti administration strategy. He warned about changing party loyalties and said the GOP with about 17 million adherents and over 40 thousand workers provides the necessary political foundation.
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Hamilton
St. Louis
Dawn D. M. Wanilion
Republican National Committee
John Moratrail
Vost
Republican Party
Dirigible L030 Landing Accident Reported
A Commerce Department inquiry official labeled a Hindenburg landing maneuver accident, tied to its destruction, as the cause of the disaster that killed 38 people. Major Fr. W. Schroeder of the Air Commerce Bureau spoke after three days of testimony.
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Takehurat
Commerce Department Board of Inquiry
FR. W. Schroeder
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Dividends may be resumed at Great Northern
St Paul May 13 API The possibility that Great Northern earnings this year may warrant resumption of dividends discontinued in 1982 was hinted by William P Kenney president following a meeting of the board of directors. The board reelected all officers and four directors whose terms expire this year. Out of town directors attended and predicted three weeks will tell about northern prospects, with spring rains aiding western Dakotas and Montana.
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API
Great Northern Railway
William P. Kenney
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Shreve M. Archer
Minneapolis
Vincett Astor
New York
Frank I. Meary
Buffalo
N.Y
Great Northern
Northwest
Thomas A. Marlow
Helena, Mont
Nhesent
Dakotas
Montana
Just a Minute with Irvin Cobb on hors d oeuvres
In Santa Monica on May 13 Irvin Cobb lampoons American names for hors d oeuvres. He cites Sam Blythe and a Texas congressman calling them doo dabas as he contrasts American tastes with European luncheon plates and why Europe has fewer garbage collectors due to hors d oeuvres abundance.
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Cal
Sam Blythe
Sterling
Sam
Texas
France
Europe
Irvin S. Cobb
President Roosevelt Aims Economic Price Stabilization
On the Roosevelt train en route to Washington May 14 the president reaffirmed New Deal aims and said his immediate goal is stable commodity prices within reasonable limits. He spoke without commenting on court plans or ambassador Dodd, and urged cattlemen to avoid price swings while preserving profits.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Supreme Court
Congress
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Steel and G. M. Strikes On Clash Reported
Mediation began as a long threatened steel strike and auto industry unrest eased briefly. Governor Orle joined talks in Pittsburgh while Jones & Laughlin and Pittsburgh area plants idled about 27 000 workers. Civil violence was minimal with only minor clashes reported. General Motors plants in Cleveland and Saginaw also saw about 16 500 idle workers amid wage-related disputes. Strikes tied to the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and the Independent companies continued, with Hollywood film labor talks under way nearby.
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Jones & Laughlin
Steel Workers Union
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Mich
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Wis
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Tha Clavelang
Jatosvilla
Merrill and Lambie Far Out on Flight
New York May 14 Rick Merrill and Jack Lambie reported from Liverpool by radio that they are flying on instruments at 2000 feet with all okay. Their eastward flight from Floyd Bennett Field toward London began Monday, and the signal was picked up by hotel listeners here indicating a possible weather challenge along the North Atlantic Great Circle route.
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Rick Merrill
Liverpool
E.S
Merrill
Jack Lambie
Floyd Bennett Field
London
Waildorf-Autoria
Roosevelt Faces Revolts Over Court Plan and CCC Bill
Washington May 13. President Roosevelt faces two congression al revolts as he returns from a fishing trip. Senate and House leaders convene at the White House to decide on a compromise for revamping the court and to push permanent Civilian Conservation Corps funding. Administration allies may urge a court size compromise while a House revolt risks halting the $1.4 billion relief request. the Senate votes to cut soil conservation payments by about 60 million. Wallace notes a 10 to 15 percent cut in payments to farmers. House leaders plan to release the relief bill next week.
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Hose Appropriations Committee
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Setfon
Capitol Dome Misread As Nursing Bottle Says Copeland
Washington May 13 U P Senator Copeland complains farmers mistook the capitol dome for a nursing bottle during highway debate. He questions whether voters understand the aid aims while stressing effort to help farmers rather than drain treasury funds. Boise Idaho May 13 AP Public Works Commissioner Ira J Taylor calls for bids May 28 for a concrete and steel underpass near McGuires and construction approaches on 0.265 mile of the Coeur d Alene Yellowstone highway in Kootenai county.
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U P
Copeland
Capitol Dome
Capitol
Boise
Idaho
Public Works
Ira J. ‘Taylor
Hide
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad
McGuires
Coeur d'Alane-Yellowstone
Kootenal County
Windsor demands spouse be made royal highness
Former King Edward insists that Wallia Warfield receive the title Her Royal Highness upon marriage, causing friction with the government over whether she should be Duchess of Windsor and drawing opposition from royal family members amid a tense scene outside the palace.
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Wallia Warfield
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England
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